Peruvian table grape exports have increased by 35%
According to data from Fresh Fruit, last week Peru exported 508 tons of grapes, i.e. 3% more than in the same week of the previous year. So far this season, the country has exported 324,678 tons

Vertical farming business Eider VF enters administration
Worcestershire-based Eider VF (EVF) has become the latest casualty in the global vertical farming sector, announcing that it has entered administration and is selling the business and its assets.

Global Nature Fund: Mainstreaming biodiversity in tropical supply chains is possible
For about four and a half years, experts from the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ, the Global Nature Fund (GNF) and the Lake Constance Foundation have been developing and

The amount of fresh produce grown in China is mind-blowing
Ricky Chong with World Fresh Exports just returned from a month-long trip to China where he and his team visited several growers and packhouses and saw the development of China’s fresh produce

Tevel partners with Unifrutti
Tevel has expanded into South America in a new partnership with Unifrutti that has seen flying autonomous fruit picking robots deployed in Chile. The Israeli robotics startup’s autonomous

More Nova Scotian Honeycrisp apples in 2023
Gala apples are in demand. “We see Gala movement going really well and will lead to strong summer pricing for them,” says Michael Van Meekeren of Van Meekeren Farms. “On pricing, some

University of Hohenheim: Agri-photovoltaics can secure yields during drought
Shade provided by agri-photovoltaic (PV) systems can mitigate the negative consequences of droughts in plant stands. This is the result of a study conducted by Prof. Andreas Schweiger from the

Where in the world is my container?
Dirk Winkelmann, president of Vanguard Direct, gives an update on the industry and its ongoing supply chain challenges. According to Winkelmann, there has been improvement in areas such as North